criminology
Criminology
Phase 5 Individual Project
02/10/14
When researching the theories on the cause of crimes there is value in understanding the range of theoretical explanations of crimes. I will be focusing on the Biological Theory, The Psychological Theory, and the Sociological Theory. The Biological Theory focuses on the idea that the physical body, through inherited genes, brain structure, or the role of hormones, has an influence on a person’s involvement in criminal behavior. The Psychological Theory presents a great number of perspectives on the cause of crimes. It explores the relationship between crime and individual personality, social factors, and the roles played by the parents such as child-rearing practices, attachment, neglect, abuse, supervision, and the parents own anti-social or criminal behavior. The Sociological Theory focuses on the influence of the organization of society and social conditions. It often focuses on the relationship between crime and factors such as social inequality, the influence of peers, social disorganization in a community; and the role of criminal sub-cultures, gangs. When it comes to the scenario I believe that James has learned some of his behavior by the influence of his father. Based on the research of The Biological Theory James could have inherited genes from his father. James’s situation at home doesn’t help with his current behaviors, because he is in constant reminders that he is going to be just like his father, a criminal. I don’t believe however that James was ever given enough structure at home. His father was an alcoholic and his parents fought all the time about his father’s drinking problem. I don’t believe that James learned all of this behavior from his father though, because James isn’t a drunk, he’s a burglar. There are a few other things that contributed to James’s behavior. The fact that he feels abandoned by his father, and he hangs out with the
Phase 5 Individual Project
02/10/14
When researching the theories on the cause of crimes there is value in understanding the range of theoretical explanations of crimes. I will be focusing on the Biological Theory, The Psychological Theory, and the Sociological Theory. The Biological Theory focuses on the idea that the physical body, through inherited genes, brain structure, or the role of hormones, has an influence on a person’s involvement in criminal behavior. The Psychological Theory presents a great number of perspectives on the cause of crimes. It explores the relationship between crime and individual personality, social factors, and the roles played by the parents such as child-rearing practices, attachment, neglect, abuse, supervision, and the parents own anti-social or criminal behavior. The Sociological Theory focuses on the influence of the organization of society and social conditions. It often focuses on the relationship between crime and factors such as social inequality, the influence of peers, social disorganization in a community; and the role of criminal sub-cultures, gangs. When it comes to the scenario I believe that James has learned some of his behavior by the influence of his father. Based on the research of The Biological Theory James could have inherited genes from his father. James’s situation at home doesn’t help with his current behaviors, because he is in constant reminders that he is going to be just like his father, a criminal. I don’t believe however that James was ever given enough structure at home. His father was an alcoholic and his parents fought all the time about his father’s drinking problem. I don’t believe that James learned all of this behavior from his father though, because James isn’t a drunk, he’s a burglar. There are a few other things that contributed to James’s behavior. The fact that he feels abandoned by his father, and he hangs out with the
References: (: Spohn, Ryan E. 2012. "Delinquent Friends and Reaction to Strain: An ) ((http://wcr.sonoma.edu/v13n1/Spohn.pdf). ) (Psychcentral.com (2009) Reaction Formation) (Revisesociology.wordpress.com)